OREANDA-NEWS. In Perm Vagit Alekperov, OAO LUKOIL President, and Oleg Chirkunov, Perm Region Governor, signed a Protocol of Coooperation between OAO LUKOIL and Perm Region for 2007.

In accordance with the signed document, among other things, OAO LUKOIL took up the responsibility to construct gas pipelines to supply natural gas from Kokui field for consumers in Chernushinsk and Kuedinsk regions and associated gas from Magovsk and Tsepelsk fields for consumers of Krasnovishersk.

In addition to that, in 2007 the Company intends to increase supplies of liquefied automobile propane/butane mixture.

The partes have also reached an agreement to continue to organize contests of social and cultural projects held by OOO LUKOIL-Perm, including financing of a grants fund in the amount of no less than 25 mln rubles. Besides, OOO LUKOIL-Permnefteorgsintez 2007 budget stipulated funding of a sports center Neftyanik construction in the amount of 100 mln rubles.

Vagit Alekperov and Oleg Chirkunov also signed Appendix No. 1 to the Protocol which defines the amount of social investment and construction of social sites in 2007 estimated at 1,130.201, including Company funds of 675 million 50 thousands rubles.